Modern architecture pillar from the pillars of classical Chinese architecture, the Western classical architecture pillar manpower, because classical building columns concept category are clear.
In ancient Chinese literature pillar also known as "Ying", is a longitudinal elongate member axial pressure building in the main, the general shape was erected to support beams, imitation, roof trusses. Column usually wood, stone, brick, etc. built. Since ancient Chinese architecture use more wood construction materials, and construction principles are beams building architecture system, that column four, the Shi Liang Fang, a "one." Thus, the ancient Chinese architecture columns focus is its own functionality, at the same time the use of wood, subtly development framework in the form of a variety of different situations in order to solve problems under load.
Western classical column from the building in the form of stone beams structure and evolution of the development of standardized modeling art form. These pillar style from a certain specification to detail the overall proportion of moldings, decorative patterns and so on. In Western classical architecture pillar refers to a combination of beams and columns into a building structure, it consists of two parts consisting of pillars and eaves portion is formed by a proportional relationship between the two and other details of a building system or French, it is the epitome of architectural styles. Column selection determines the style of the building. In some ways, the West pay more attention to its external pillar in the form of art.
Modern architecture pillar refers to building components on the basis of the pillars decorated culture characterized, broadly refers to the style of the column. Bearing in solving the problem of building after pillar is given more forms of artistic content, but also more involved with the construction of the space environment and unity with, and become an important part of modern architectural art.